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2004-06-28 Iraq-Jordan
Iraqi handover of power takes place 2 days early
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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-28 9:12:06 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 People will say that the early handover was done to confound the Islamoterrorists and Baathoterrorists.

Maybe, but it also has the effect of denying face time to the big egos at CNN/NBC/BBC/ALJaz, etc. who planned to go to the handover ceremony and diss it.
Posted by mhw 2004-06-28 9:21:57 AM||   2004-06-28 9:21:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanks mhw... I hadn't thought of it that way! HeHe ... might have to watch the news tonight, just to see how they spin this.
Posted by Sherry  2004-06-28 9:45:09 AM||   2004-06-28 9:45:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 First Iraqi blogger to comment is http://hammorabi.blogspot.com/

he says,

"The handover is a surprise for the enemies of the free and democratic Iraq. The terrorist may have been planned a major attack on the 30 July 2004. The earlier handover may have been aborted such an action.

Good luck for Iraq and the civilized people the friends of Iraq."

God bless Iraq and America and their friends and allies.

Posted by mhw 2004-06-28 9:47:47 AM||   2004-06-28 9:47:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Americans are not playing fair. We were tipped to go to where the massive car bomb was supposed to go off. Now there is nothing to cover. We are going to complain to the UN!
Posted by al-Jazzera 2004-06-28 10:45:10 AM||   2004-06-28 10:45:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 President Bush - You rascal! You got the Dems pissed. Two days of pontification cut short!
Posted by BigEd 2004-06-28 10:46:40 AM||   2004-06-28 10:46:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 ...One of the other blogs - IIRC it was Roger Simon's - said that according to rumor, Rather, Brokow, and Co. were already in Baghdad waiting for the official handover. I'm guessing that the stars are FURIOUS that their moment to pontificate on everything that was going to go wrong has been taken from them, and we're going to see that in their reporting.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-06-28 10:53:40 AM||   2004-06-28 10:53:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 yep - it was on MSNBC this AM (400AM on west coast) instead of Imus, and the two newsbabes they had on were unprepared
Posted by Frank G  2004-06-28 10:56:16 AM||   2004-06-28 10:56:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Not gonna help much tactically, but it was pretty damn mean spirted to leave Gunga Dan with no dance, and as such should be saluted!
Posted by Shipman 2004-06-28 11:02:18 AM||   2004-06-28 11:02:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Sweet timing! Took away any initiative on the part of the whiners and boomers!
Posted by Dar  2004-06-28 11:47:42 AM||   2004-06-28 11:47:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm guessing that the stars are FURIOUS that their moment to pontificate on everything that was going to go wrong has been taken from them, and we're going to see that in their reporting.

Hence the "hurried and furtive" remark by al-Reuters...
Posted by Pappy 2004-06-28 12:22:50 PM||   2004-06-28 12:22:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 another Iraqi blogger http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/

says,

"...sovereignty was handed-over to Iraqis, in a brilliant timing that interrupted the plans of the terrorists.
I couldn’t find myself but going out, taking some pictures and asking people about their feelings and anticipations regarding this great day.

Baghdad seemed quiet calm moreover this morning was even more peaceful than the last couple of days (at least till now).
Streets are void of any sign reflecting that a great and important event for Iraq and the region has just took place.
I’ve noticed that most people I met in the streets were delighted by this news and I saw a lot of optimism on their faces".
Posted by mhw 2004-06-28 12:29:40 PM||   2004-06-28 12:29:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 President Bush, dumb as Dumb as Gomer Pile ain't he...
Well President Gomer you owe the UN, IsalmoNazi's and DNC a big ole "SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!"

www.georgewbush.com Go NOW and Give MONEY!!
Posted by Long Hair Republican  2004-06-28 1:32:40 PM||   2004-06-28 1:32:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 One Asshat's Opinion:

Annan's top adviser on Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi, said the "former occupying powers" and the new government must now demonstrate to the Iraqi people that the 150,000 foreign troops in the country are there to support the government in maintaining security — and that they will be leaving.

"We are all keeping our fingers crossed," said Brahimi, who helped put together the new government.

"We hope that this is going to be a true beginning and those who are opposing occupation will now consider that opposing occupation is not necessary anymore and that both sides — the government and these people — will try and find a common ground to build Iraq," he told reporters at U.N. headquarters.
Link

"helped put together the new government"? They're kidding, right?

He got sidetracked and suckered. The new government was put together IN SPITE OF his brief from Kofi.

Sheesh. Get a clue, AP...
Posted by mojo  2004-06-28 2:36:07 PM||   2004-06-28 2:36:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Saw CNN today for awhile. The quick handover caught the pretty faces by surprize and they had to report the news instead of opinionating it. Then they read letters from their viewers. The hatriots in the CNN staff picked only anti Bush email to read.
Posted by mhw 2004-06-28 3:51:47 PM||   2004-06-28 3:51:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 I don't normally watch CNN, but last week while working out I could only see that TV, so I saw them reading the viewer emails. I also noticed that every single email they picked started from a left of center, "America (specifically Bush's America) is in the wrong" position. I'm really flabbergasted that anyone could watch this sort of thing and believe that their reporting is unbiased.
Posted by Kathy L 2004-06-28 4:40:04 PM||   2004-06-28 4:40:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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